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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Antoinette want no more babies?
(a) They are too much work.
(b) They ruin her beauty.
(c) They make her feel too sad.
(d) They never stop needing.

2. What does Botticelli do when the door opens to admit a prisoner?
(a) He runs into the darkness.
(b) He looks away from the light at the door.
(c) He runs to get Roscuro.
(d) He runs to get Gregory.

3. What decision does Roscuro make at that moment?
(a) That he belongs in the dark.
(b) That he will never come back upstairs again.
(c) That he will never go back downstairs.
(d) That he will have revenge and something beautiful.

4. What did the King do after his Queen died?
(a) He outlawed soup.
(b) He sank into despair.
(c) He stopped singing.
(d) He stopped making music.

5. What happens to Roscuro as a result of seeing the light from the match?
(a) He's blinded.
(b) He has a headache from the light.
(c) He's afraid of the light.
(d) He longs for more light.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first to notice him there?

2. What does the light do to Roscuro?

3. Why does a piece of red string get tied around Despereaux's neck?

4. How does Gregory see in the darkness?

5. How long has Gregory been in the dungeon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the Mouse Council?

2. What is the crime that led to the new prisoner being brought down to the dungeon?

3. How does Despereaux's behavior get him into trouble?

4. What does Roscuro discover when he works up the courage to go upstairs into the light?

5. What are the basic rules of being a mouse that Despereaux breaks when he hears the music?

6. In what ways do Despereaux's siblings attempt to educate him on how to be a mouse?

7. What does Despereaux suddenly find unbearable, and what does he ask the guards?

8. What is the outcome of Chiaroscuro's trip into the light?

9. What are the ways in which Despereaux is considered to be a disappointment or different, and by whom?

10. What does the King do after his beloved Queen dies?

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